Asia vs Norway: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Asia
97 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Norway
1,784 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Asia rank
5th
Norway rank
5th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Asia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 97 num items per 100m2 in Asia, a difference of 1,687 num items per 100m2.
That makes Norway's figure about 18.4 times Asia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 5th and Norway ranks 5th of 34 groups.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85 num items per 100m2 | 2,892 num items per 100m2 | 2,807 num items per 100m2 | Norway |
| 2020s | 32.67 num items per 100m2 | 1,638 num items per 100m2 | 1,605 num items per 100m2 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Asia or Norway?
- Norway, at 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 97 num items per 100m2 in Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Asia and Norway?
- 1,687 num items per 100m2, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Asia and Norway rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Norway ranks 5th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.